Marine Geoscience Data System
NBP1005 Backscatter:Acoustic, Bathymetry:Swath, Sidescan
USAP:Funded
Processed Multibeam Sonar Data (version 2) from the Amundsen Sea acquired during Nathaniel B. Palmer expedition NBP1005 (2010)
This data set was acquired with a Kongsberg model EM120 multibeam sonar system during Nathaniel B. Palmer expedition NBP1005 conducted in 2010 (Chief Scientist: Dr. Patricia Yager). These data files include Sidescan, Acoustic Backscatter, Swath Bathymetry data and were processed at sea using the open source MB-System multibeam sonar processing software. Data were acquired as part of the project(s): ASPIRE (Amundsen Sea Polynya International Research Expedition), and funding was provided by the U.S. National Science Foundation.
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Sonar:Multibeam
Kongsberg:EM120
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Nathaniel B. Palmer
Lockheed Martin
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2
The data have been processed/modified to a level beyond that of basic quality control (e.g. final processed sonar data, photo-mosaics).

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